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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



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NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI AND SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS, AND BRONZE MEDAL 

 AWARDED AT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, BERLIN, GERMANY 



Dreer's Fine Ferns 



The Boston Fern and its Varieties 



NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI 



THE PLUMED SCOTT FERN 



The ideal plumed Fern, holding the same position to all other 

 plumed varieties that Scottii holds to the old Boston. It is a sport 

 from Scottii, possessing all the merits of that most popular variety, 

 but with the pinnae sub-divided, giving it an airy feathery appearance. 

 The fronds, like in Scottii, stand erect, with a graceful arch forming 

 a plant of ideal shape, and they never break down, giving the plant a 

 ragged appearance as is so often the case with other plumed forms ; 

 furthermore, the loose, elegant arrangement of the fronds, allowing a 

 free circulation of air through the foliage, prevents the centre of even 

 the largest specimen from becoming defective or yellow, which is one 

 of the weak points of all of its predecessors. 



We are fully aware of the fact that the general opinion is that there 

 are now too many varieties of plumed Nephrolepis, but we are posi- 

 tive that you will agree with us that there is not only ample room but 

 a need for this variety. Its merits are so apparent that they appeal at 

 first sight, and continue to grow on closer acquaintance; in fact, 

 there is no room for comparison with its forerunners. It makes a 

 good, salable plant in any size, from a 3-inch pot to the largest speci- 

 men, and is just as easy to grow as Scottii, and will prove profitable 

 to the grower as well as to the retailer, and give full satisfaction to 



Awarded the Following Honors: 



Shaw Gold Medal. St. Louis Horticultural Society, November 3, 

 1908, for best plant of decided merit for cultivation, not previously 

 an article of North American commerce. 



Silver Medal. Offered by the Society of American Florists through 

 the St. Louis Horticultural Society. November 3, 1908, for the most 

 meritorious plant or flower of American origin. 



Certificate of Merit of the Horticultural Society, of St. Louis, 

 November 3, 190S. 



Silver Medal. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, 

 November 10, 190S, for best New Plant exhibited. 



Certificate of Merit. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, 

 November 6, 1908. 



Certificate of Merit. Dutchess County Horticultural Society, 

 Poughkeepsie, N. Y., October 30, 1908. 



Certificate of Merit. Morris County Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Society, Madison, New Jersey, October 30th. 



Certificate of Merit. Chestnut Hill Horticultural Society, Phila- 

 delphia, Penna., November 4, 1908. 



Certificate of Merit. American Institute, New York City, Novem- 

 ber 12, 1908. 



Certificate of Merit. Germantown, Pa., Horticultural Society, Nov. 

 9th, 1 90S. 



Certificate of Merit. Horticultural Society of New York, Nov. 

 iSth, iQoS. 



Bronze Aledal. International Horticultural Exhibition, Berlin, Ger- 

 many, .\pril, 1909. 



your customers for house decorations. 



Plants from 2i-inch pots, $3.50 per dozen , $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000 



25 supplied at 100; 500 at 1000 rates. 



Fine Specimen Plants, 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Whitmani. 



(The Improved Ostrich Plume Fern. ) 

 2}i-inch pots, 75 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100 ; J40.00 per 1000. 



Nephrolepis Elegantissima Compacta. 



A dwarf, compact form of N. Elegantissima, forming a dense, bushy, 

 compact plant of ideal shape; a valuable addition to this class. 

 Strong plants from 2^-inch pots, $5.00 per dozen ; $35.00 per 100. 

 4-inch pots, $7.50 per dozen. 

 6 '■ " 15.00 " " 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis 



2}i-inch pots, 60 cts. per doz.; $4. 00 

 6-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



(The Boston Fern), 

 er 100: S35.00 per 1000. 



Nephrolepis Scottii (The Scott Fern). 

 2j^-inch pots, 60 cts. per doz.; $4 00 per too; $35.00 per 1000. 

 6 " " 50 cts. each 

 S. " " $t. 00 each. 



Nephrolepis Superbissima. 



(Introduction of 1908.) 



Entirely distinct from all other crested forms, the fronds being 

 heavily imbricated with the piinuc overlapping, making them very 

 dense and compact. In color it is of a rich, dark green, of sturdy 

 habit ; the fronds being firm and rigid, never break down. 



We offer strong plants from 

 2ii-'mch pots, $2.00 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 

 4 " " 3. .so •• " 25.00 " " 



6 " " ''.on " " 



